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Pekingese

adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Noun
  1. 1
    A small toy dog from China.
  2. 2
    a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of Beijinger (“person from Beijing”). dated

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

Etymology 2

From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

Etymology 3

From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

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